Forget the birds, this sweet little mushroom tree is for the gnomes! I made this miniature tree with glass mushrooms, an outdoor conifer, and a plant pot made out of a tiny bucket. It is meant to be kept outdoors in the garden with the garden gnomes.
I’ve been obsessed with miniatures, and I know I’m not the only one. It seems everyone is enchanted by the ordinary turned small and adorable.
I originally made this mushroom tree many years ago, and it remains one of the cutest Christmas crafts I’ve done. While I originally made it around the holidays, it’s one of those projects that can carry on all year-round, depending on how you style it.
Let’s get crafty!
How to Make a Miniature Christmas Tree With Mushroom Ornaments
This one is a super simple craft, so it’s easy to do with the little ones, make in mass to give as Christmas gifts, or for a quick crafting afternoon with the girls!
Materials
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Make It!
The first step is to create some drainage in the plant pot. I’ve used a tiny white metal bucket sold as a set of three. It was purchased from a wedding supply shop as it’s meant as a wedding favour. It is also a perfect plant pot to fit a small one-inch nursery pot!
Add drainage to the pot by using a hammer and nail to simply poke some holes into the bottom of the pot. I did three holes to make sure that there was plenty of drainage in my rainy winter climate. Then put the plastic nursery pot inside the white bucket, and your tree is ready to be decorated.
Decorating the gnome Christmas tree is as simple as decorating a regular Christmas tree. Well, in fact, it’s much easier because this tree is teeny-tiny.
First, wind a length of red and white baker’s twine around the tree.
Then add the mushroom ornaments by using the pin attached to the bottom of the mushroom and pushing it through the tree.
Add some reindeer moss to the bottom of the tree to hide the soil.
Set the miniature tree out in the garden so that the garden gnomes have something festive for the holiday season.
While this mushroom tree is the perfect size to go along with garden gnomes, I have to admit I didn’t actually have any garden gnomes! Thinking quickly, I made a few with twigs and a little bit of paint. And I came up with a brilliant way of making the pointy hats (If I do say so myself). You can see how to make these twiggy gnomes in this post.
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